Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS vs. Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2

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Detailed comparison and review of Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS and Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

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Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS vs. Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Product Type Digital camera - mirrorless system Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included 18-55mm OSS lens Body only
Height 5.81 cm 10.42 cm
Width 10.16 cm 14.2 cm
Depth 3.83 cm 8.09 cm
Weight 222 g 647 g
Body Material - Magnesium alloy
Enclosure Colour Black Black
Protection - Weatherproof
Digital Zoom 4x -
Optical Zoom 3x -
SENSOR Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Sensor Resolution 20.1 Megapixel 24.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Exmor APS HD CMOS Exmor APS HD CMOS
Total Pixels 20,400,000 pixels 24,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,100,000 pixels 24,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm) APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes Yes
Sensor Features Anti-Dust coating Dust Reduction (image sensor vibration), Anti-Dust coating
Image Stabiliser Optical (Steady Shot) Optical (SteadyShot INSIDE)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
Sensors Digital level metre -
PROCESSOR Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Image Processor BIONZ BIONZ X
LENS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 18 - 55 mm - f/3.5-5.6 - zoom -
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 27 - 82.5mm -
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual -
Min Focus Distance 25 cm -
Max View Angle 76 degree(s) -
Zoom Adjustment Manual -
Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements -
Filter Size 49 mm -
Lens Mounting Type Sony E-mount -
Features Full-time manual focusing, aspherical lens -
FOCUSING Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 79
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function, Manual Focus Check Live View, Predictive Focus Control Predictive Focus Control
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function, Smile Shutter Smile Shutter
VIEWFINDER Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic Electronic - OLED
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.5" 0.5"
Viewfinder Resolution - 2,359,296 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100% 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 0.70x 1.09x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -4 to +3.5 -4 to +3
Field of View Crop Factor 1.5 1.5
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
ISO (Max) 16000 25600
Native ISO - 50-25600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-3200), ISO 100-16000 ISO auto (100-25600), ISO 100 - 25600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 1200 1200
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight, Night View, anti-motion blur Landscape, portrait mode, macro, night portrait, night scene, sports mode, sunset, handheld twilight
Special Effects Black & White, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, landscape, portrait, miniature, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, sunset, soft focus, illustration, landscape, portrait, Water Colour, miniature, clear, deep, light, autumn leaves, Retro, partial colour, Toy camera, Posterisation, High contrast monochrome, Pop Colour, HDR Painting, Rich-tone monochrome, Soft High-key, Night Scene
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade, 2500K - 9900K Incandescent, Flash, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white), 2500K - 9900K, fluorescent light (daylight white), Colour Filter (G7 - M7), Colour Filter (A7 - B7)
Shutter Type - Mechanical electronically-controlled
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps -
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
X-sync Speed - 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 0-20 (ISO 100) EV -2-17 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,400 pixels 1,228,800 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 4 12
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction - Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Digital Video Format AVCHD, H.264 AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Surround Sound Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
MEMORY Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Memory Card Slot Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card Memory Stick PRO Duo card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo HX, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card, Memory Stick XC-HG Duo
Image Storage 5456 x 3064
5456 x 3632
3872 x 2176
3872 x 2576
2736 x 1536
2736 x 1824
6000 x 4000
4240 x 2832
3008 x 2000
6000 x 3376
4240 x 2400
3008 x 1688
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 25 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 25 fps - 3Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 25 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1440 x 1080 - 30 fps - 12Mbps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 3Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Battery Type Sony NP-FW50 Lithium Ion Sony NP-FM500H Lithium Ion
Details Sony NP-FW50 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh (included) Sony NP-FM500H Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 480 shots Photo shooting - 410 shots (EVF on)
Photo shooting - 480 shots (LCD Monitor on)
CONNECTIONS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication)
Connectivity Features - Remote live view
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe Hot shoe
Connector Type USB 2.0
HDMI output
HDMI output
USB 2.0
Remote control
Microphone
FEATURES Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second, 3.5 frames per second 8 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 12 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, shadow point display, highlight point display, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, 25p Cinema Mode, x.v.Colour technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Superior Auto mode, Clear Image Zoom, noise reduction over long exposures, high ISO speed noise reduction, BRAVIA Sync function, Auto Object Framing RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, saturation control, Sweep Panorama technology, LCD live view mode, Dynamic Range Optimizer, face detection, Multi-Frame Noise Reduction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), NR Slow Shutter, High ISO NR, Superior Auto mode, BRAVIA Sync function, Translucent Mirror technology
OTHERS Sony Alpha3000 ILCE-3000K + 18-55mm OSS Sony Alpha77 II ILCA-77M2
Included Accessories Dust cap, body cap, lens cap, shoulder strap, AC power adaptor, micro-USB cable Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, shoe cap, micro-USB cable
Software Sony PlayMemories Home, Sony Image Data Converter 4.0 Sony Picture Motion Browser, Sony Image Data Converter SR, Sony Image Data Lightbox SR
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year -
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